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A senior military personnel at Army headquarters told
Daily Trust that they may have contracted it from the late Maj. Gen. Johnson Irefin, who died few days ago.
“There is no doubt that they contracted it (COVID-19) during the just cancelled conference. We pray they get well soon,” he said.
The source added the late General Irefin was said to have visited some of his colleagues at home before he attended the conference.
Thereafter, all the officers who attended the conference, their wives, and other members of their families who live with them, were directed to isolate themselves for a week by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Lagos governor, 26 Army generals test positive for Covid-19
Monday December 14 2020
A health worker takes a swab from a woman during a community Covid-19 coronavirus testing campaign in Abuja on April 15, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday that three additional coronavirus-related deaths were recorded and that the new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to 73,175.
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At least 26 Nigerian Army generals and the governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus as the nation recorded another spike of 418 positive cases on Sunday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday that three additional coronavirus-related deaths were recorded and that the new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to 73,175.
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